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Jacques Villeret

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Jacques Villeret

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French actor (1951-2005)

Film & TV

Acting · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. He…

Known for

  • Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique — Self (archive footage)2025
  • L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
  • La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
  • La Folle Histoire de François Pignon - De La chèvre au Dîner de cons — Self2015
  • The Do-Gooders — lucien2005
  • Grey Souls — Le juge Mierck2005
  • Iznogoud — Haroun El Poussah2005
  • The Antidote — André Morin2005

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1951
Active to
2005
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Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
61
Total plays
402

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries

    · 2021 · cited 79,287x

  2. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

    · 2018 · cited 53,841x

  3. Global cancer statistics

    · 2011 · cited 23,192x

  4. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012

    · 2014 · cited 21,631x

  5. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

    · 2024 · cited 20,753x

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Key facts

Born
Jacky Boufroura , ( 1951-02-06 ) 6 February 1951, Tours , France
Died
28 January 2005 (2005-01-28) (aged 53), Évreux , France
Occupation
Actor
Spouse
Irina Tarassov (1979–1998)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jacques
Official name
Jacky Villeret
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Tours
Place of death
Évreux
Occupation
television actor
Languages spoken
French
Award
Lumière Award for Best Actor
Image
Jacques Villeret Césars 1999.jpg
Height
1.66
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Commons category
Jacques Villeret
date of birth
1951-02-06
date of death
2005-01-28
cause of death
liver disease
start of work period
1972-00-00
end of work period
2005-00-00
birth name
Jacky Boufroura
notable role
François Pignon
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Villeret ( French pronunciation: [ʒak vilʁɛ]; 6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

Life and career

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